COVID, paternalism, and the death of patient autonomy








By: <span itemprop="author"><a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/garrett-jensen" rel="tag">Garrett Jensen</a></span>

Posted on: December 15, 2020


Category: Infectious Disease , COVID-19 Coronavirus , Education

COVID, paternalism, and the death of patient autonomy



A year ago, if you had asked me if most doctors respected their patients’ wishes, I would have answered with a resounding yes. If you had asked me if medicine had divorced its paternalistic roots when physicians trampled over ideals like patient autonomy and non-malfeasance, I would have said yes. But that was last year, […]

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Tags: Infectious Disease , COVID-19 Coronavirus , Education


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